Commentary: 'Beware Arab Spring'

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Commentary: 'Beware Arab Spring' ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE || UPI Editor at Large WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The road map for a Palestinian state is for a road that's no longer on the map. Grim forecasts for an Arab winter. [ FULL STORY ]

Outside View: Pakistani democracy headed for life support JAMES ZUMWALT || UPI Outside View Commentator HERNDON, Va., Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Islamabad may eventually find Pakistani democracy on life support -- with Islamists looking to pull the plug. [ FULL STORY ]

Outside View: Who Dares Wins II! HARLAN ULLMAN || UPI Outside View Commentator WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Politics attempts to suffocate bold thinking. Altering that outcome requires courage and leadership, meaning taking risks. But will our leaders dare to do so? [ FULL STORY ]

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Egyptians complain about lack of security ARISH, Egypt, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The Egyptian interior minister said he was focusing on the Cairo security situation, sparking protests in North Sinai province over an outbreak of kidnappings. [ FULL STORY ]

Clinton: U.S., Iraq 'sovereign equals' WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- With the last U.S. troops on their way out of Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the countries are "sovereign equals." [ FULL STORY ]

London to review human rights in Bahrain LONDON, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- All members of the political environment in Bahrain are called on to seize the opportunity for national reconciliation, a British official said. [ FULL STORY ]

Hariri tribunal gives deadline to Lebanon LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Beirut has until Thursday to hand over a progress report on its efforts to arrest the four suspects wanted for assassinating Rafik Hariri, a tribunal said. [ FULL STORY ]

DRC called on to review vote KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo called on the DRC election commission to perform a rigorous review of the Nov. 28 vote. [ FULL STORY ]

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Greenpeace blasts Canada's move on Kyoto OTTAWA, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Greenpeace slammed Canada for pulling out of the Kyoto Protocol, describing the move as a death sentence on the world imposed by an oil-rich country. [ FULL STORY ]

Blast hits Syrian natural gas pipeline DAMASCUS, Syria, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Insurgents in western Syria are responsible for the bombing of a natural gas pipeline near Rastan in Homs province, state media reports. [ FULL STORY ]

IEA wants static OPEC output PARIS, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The International Energy Agency in its monthly report called on members of OPEC to keep production levels static through 2012 given unrest in the Middle East. [ FULL STORY ]

Ukraine drafts 2012 budget on gas prices KIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The Ukrainian budget for next year was drafted using a price for Russian natural gas of $400 per 1,000 cubic meters, the government said. [ FULL STORY ]

Sinopec increases stake in LNG BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- China's state-owned oil giant Sinopec plans to increase its equity interest holdings in Australia Pacific LNG by 10 percent, a company official said. [ FULL STORY ]

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EU pushes rules for data cloud privacy BRUSSELS, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- European users of software that accesses online "data clouds" should have their data privacy rights respected by non-EU nations, a top Brussels official says. [ FULL STORY ]

Ashton calls for U.N. action against Syria STRASBOURG, France, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- All members of the U.N. Security Council need to act responsibly and put pressure on the Syrian regime, Europe's foreign policy chief said in an address. [ FULL STORY ]

ICC rules against Malawi in Bashir case THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- There is nothing in customary international law that extends immunity for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, the ICC said in a ruling against Malawi. [ FULL STORY ]

SCAF impartial in Egypt's vote, chief says CAIRO, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The commander of the military police in Egypt said Wednesday the ruling military council wasn't taking sides during the latest round of voting. [ FULL STORY ]

Torture systemic in Kyrgyzstan, U.N. says GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The new government in Kyrgyzstan needs to take measures to end impunity in cases of torture by law enforcement officials, a U.N. envoy said. [ FULL STORY ]

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